Still stuck in traffic : coping with peak-hour traffic congestion / Anthony Downs.

Author/creator Downs, Anthony
Other author Downs, Anthony
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2004.
Descriptionxi, 455 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesJames A. Johnson metro series
James A. Johnson metro series. ^A592368
Contents Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The benefits of peak-hour traffic congestion -- How bad is traffic congestion? -- Causes of recent increases in peak-hour traffic congestion -- Incidents and accidents as causes of congestion -- Strategies for reducing congestion and four basic principles of traffic -- Reducing incident-caused congestion -- Increasing road-carrying capacity -- Creating more public transit capacity -- Peak-hour and other road pricing -- Demand-side behavioral tactics -- Remedies that increase densities -- Changing the jobs-housing balance -- Concentrating jobs in large clusters -- Local growth management policies -- Traffic congestion around the world -- Regional anticongestion policies -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendixes: A. The dynamics of traffic congestion. B. Graphic analysis of peak-hour road pricing. C. Translating gross residential densities into net residential densities. D.A spatial model for simulating changes. E. Clustering high-density housing near transit stops -- Notes -- Index.
General noteRev. ed. of: Stuck in traffic. 1992.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004004190
ISBN0815719299 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HE355.3 .C64 D69 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold